Physician recruitment going strong in Kenora
The All Nations Health Care Recruitment Committee has seen some successes in the past year.
Jilly Retson is co-chair of the committee and a local doctor and says they have been able to fill a number of positions.
“In 2025, we’ve been able to recruit one full-time and one part-time emergency physician, two full-time pediatricians working at Lake of the Woods District Hospital and the Indigenous community served by Kenora Chiefs Advisory and six family physicians.”
Retson also points out they are not only seeing new physicians come to Kenora, but other specialized doctors as well.
“37 new locums in all areas of practice including psychiatry, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and family medicine. And our recruiters have attended 12 conferences in 2025, generated 350 new contacts and leads for potential recruits.”
Retson suggests the new Rural Generalist Funding model they are now working under it one of the biggest recruitment tools they have.
